Allergic rhinitis is a major chronic respiratory disease and an immunoneuronal disorder. We aimed at providing further knowledge on the function of the neural system in nasal allergic reaction. Here, a method to assess simultaneously the nasal airflow resistance and the underlying function of autonomic nervous system (ANS) is presented and used during the nasal provocation of allergic and nonal...

the aim of current study is to describe clinical similarities and differences between atopic and non-atopic asthma in children. in a cross-sectional study, 95 asthmatic children (75 allergics and 20 nonallergics) were included in the study. demographic, clinical, and familial history were compared between two groups. there was no significant differences between variables like sex, age of onset ...

Background In the last years, studies have demonstrated that chronic rhinits is a common disorder in elderly patients, although epidemiologic data related to this population is sparing. Indeed, there is no information regarding the prevalence of rhinits in the elderly in Brazil. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, clinic features and severity of allergic rhinitis (AR) in the ...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the common allergic diseases in children. The presence of allergic diseases was found to have association with the risk of developing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) in children, but it is still inconclusive. This study was to investigate the longitudinal relationship between AD developed during toddlerhood and...

OBJECTIVE To compare the BCG size in asthmatic and nonasthmatic children. METHODS The size of BCG scar of two groups of children (the asthmatic group with a family history of some allergic disorder like asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis or allergic conjunctivitis in the first degree blood relatives and the control non asthmatic group with no history of any allergic disorder in the ...

A further confounding feature is the presence of persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR). The symptoms for this are different, in that the nose is Dermot Ryan, honorary clinical research fellow, University of Edinburgh; chair, Primary Care Interest Group, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disorder which has a major impact on the lives of sufferers...

Contact (allergic) dermatitis is a skin disorder related to natural exposure to various allergens. Systemic contact dermatitis (SCD) describes a cutaneous eruption in response to systemic exposure to an allergen. The exact pathologic mechanism remains uncertain. Herein we describe a 36-year-old woman with symmetric systemic allergic contact dermatitis, unresponsive to conventional treatment, as...